Francesca, Unbound

She steps forward, laughter slipping between words,
a redhead beneath northern skies,
where the fog hums quiet songs
and the cold reminds her she belongs.

She does not drive a Ferrari,
nor carry the weight of myths on her shoulders—
no Vinci brushstrokes, no mafiosa shadows,
only the rhythm of her own making.

She walks past expectations like fallen leaves,
shaking off the questions like dust,
smiling at the disbelief
that Italy breathes snow,
that red curls dance in northern winds.

She does not sing like Pavarotti,
but her voice carries its own tune,
woven between the hours
where conversation lingers
and curiosity opens doors.

In the quiet, in the movement,
she claims her space—
not for the legends,
not for the spectacle,
but for the pulse of her own story.

Anne, Sam and Meiling

Kiwi girl leans back, arms crossed,
Says, Mate, you Aussies think you own the sun.
Aussie girl smirks, tosses her hair,
And you lot think barefoot means fashion.

Pom girl scoffs, stirring her tea,
Listen, at least we have history—
Not just sheep and surfboards.

They all pause, then burst out laughing.

Sand shifts beneath their feet,
Sun lays its warmth on their shoulders,
They swap stories like travelers trade postcards,
Like the world itself is stitched from teasing.

Yet when the cold rolls in,
They huddle close, no rivalry left—
Just the easy rhythm of friendship,
Unfazed by time, unbothered by borders.

Lexxsys: A World in Pixels, Fading into Light

Within the dream of code I laid my soul,
A world I built where echoes softly played.
Yet time devoured the joy, the endless toll,
As silent halls in digital twilight stayed.

For months I shaped my visions into space,
But ghostly footsteps never graced my door.
The art was mine, yet lost without embrace,
The spark consumed, the heart now yearning more.

And so I wake from virtual embrace,
The mist dissolves, my mind no longer blind.
No pixel’s glow can ever quite replace
The life I lost, the truth I now must find.

The journey sweet, but fleeting in its flight,
And now I turn to chase the morning light.

Kari

Upon the canvas, shadows softly blend,
A fragile soul with wounds time cannot mend.
Her Ninjas dance, their laughter fierce and bright,
Two flames that guard against the endless night.

She paints with echoes—fractured dreams take flight,
Yet sorrow lingers, silent, undefined.
Through pixel’d hues, she sends her whispered plea,
To one who knows, who guards her tenderly.

Oh Meiling, hear! The tempest shakes her frame,
The world has cut her deep, yet love remains.
She seeks your shield, a warmth against the chill,
A hand that steadies, one that won’t distill.

For art endures, though storms may rise and wane,
And love, like dawn, will always break the pain.